diff --git a/data/gui/materials.xml b/data/gui/materials.xml
index 16927e83e..8b9a7fb69 100644
--- a/data/gui/materials.xml
+++ b/data/gui/materials.xml
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
   <material name="speedback.png"    compositing="test" clampU="Y" clampV="Y" light="N" ignore="Y"/>
   <material name="speedfore.png"    compositing="test" clampU="Y" clampV="Y" light="N" ignore="Y"/>
   <material name="notes.png"             compositing="test" light="N" ignore="Y"/>
+  <material name="soccer_player_red.png"             compositing="blend" light="N" ignore="Y"/>
+  <material name="soccer_player_blue.png"             compositing="blend" light="N" ignore="Y"/>
 
 </materials>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/graphics/irr_driver.cpp b/src/graphics/irr_driver.cpp
index e3a2537bb..077c020ac 100644
--- a/src/graphics/irr_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/irr_driver.cpp
@@ -850,12 +850,14 @@ PerCameraNode *IrrDriver::addPerCameraMesh(scene::IMesh* mesh,
  */
 scene::ISceneNode *IrrDriver::addBillboard(const core::dimension2d< f32 > size,
                                            video::ITexture *texture,
-                                           scene::ISceneNode* parent)
+                                           scene::ISceneNode* parent, bool alphaTesting)
 {
     scene::IBillboardSceneNode* node =
         m_scene_manager->addBillboardSceneNode(parent, size);
     assert(node->getMaterialCount() > 0);
     node->setMaterialTexture(0, texture);
+	if(alphaTesting)
+		node->setMaterialType(video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL_REF);
     return node;
 }   // addMesh
 
diff --git a/src/graphics/irr_driver.hpp b/src/graphics/irr_driver.hpp
index a7d6b3082..9fc307e47 100644
--- a/src/graphics/irr_driver.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/irr_driver.hpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public:
                                            scene::ISceneNode *parent = NULL);
     scene::ISceneNode    *addBillboard(const core::dimension2d< f32 > size,
                                        video::ITexture *texture,
-                                       scene::ISceneNode* parent=NULL);
+                                       scene::ISceneNode* parent=NULL, bool alphaTesting);
 
     scene::IParticleSystemSceneNode
                          *addParticleNode(bool default_emitter=true);